Dell SecureWorks speeds up endpoint intrusion detection, response
Dell SecureWorks is launching Advanced Endpoint Threat Detection (AETD) Red Cloak, a fully-managed SaaS solution that can slash the time required to detect and respond to …
Old, unpatched flaws exploited to achieve control of Windows systems, networks
Foxglove Security researcher Stephen Breen has demonstrated that you don’t need to exploit a 0-day or even a recently discovered vulnerability to gain the highest level …
Microsoft ends support for Windows 8, IE8 through 10: What does this mean for you?
Slowly but surely, Microsoft is pushing users towards Windows 10 and its new browser, Microsoft Edge. The way through this is by stop providing technical support and security …
Google researchers finds critical flaws in Trend Micro AV solution
If you are using Trend Micro’s Maximum Security 10 solution for Windows, you might want to update it to the latest available version as soon as possible. If you …
Top trends that will influence your security decisions in 2016
With 2016 almost here, many of us are making critical decisions regarding new security projects. Determining just where to focus and spend our limited resources is never easy, …
New Dyre variant can target Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge users
As Microsoft continues to push Windows users towards adopting the latest version of the popular OS, malware authors have started adding support for it. Heimdal Security …
One in 20 apps on private PCs are end-of-life
Secunia Research revealed the state of security for PC users in a total of 14 countries, including the US. One in 20 applications on private US PCs are end-of-life and 12 …
New ransomware delivered via Windows Remote Desktop Services
A new type of ransomware – dubbed LowLevel04 – is hitting users in Greece and Bulgaria. It is apparently delivered on the affected computers manually by the …
Review: Change and configuration auditing with Netwrix Auditor 7.0
Netwrix Auditor is a powerful change and configuration auditing platform that leverages the data collected from all parts of the company network to provide detailed …
500 million users at risk of compromise via unpatched WinRAR bug
A critical vulnerability has been found in the latest version of WinRAR, the popular file archiver and compressor utility for Windows, and can be exploited by remote attackers …
Scammers use Google AdWords, fake Windows BSOD to steal money from users
Faced with the infamous Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), many unexperienced computer users’ first reaction is panic. If that screen contains a toll free number …
80% increase of malware on Windows devices
“Alcatel-Lucent estimates that 80 percent of malware infections detected on mobile networks during the first half of 2015 have been traced to Windows-based computers. …